Ocean warming will intensify typhoons hitting Asia: study
Typhoons in the northwest Pacific had intensified by 12–15 per cent on an average since 1977
Typhoon Soudelor claims at least 20 lives in Taiwan
The storm, however, weakened after entering inland China
El Nino-driven floods in China kill 237; over 31 million affected
This is China’s second most expensive weather-related natural disaster in history
Intensity of tropical cyclones to increase next century due to climate change: Study
There could be a 5% increase in maximum cyclonic wind speeds if the world warmed by 2°C by 2100